On Monday 1 April we will be gathering creative professionals, educators and policy makers in Cardiff City Hall, for a day of discussion, debate and best practices on breaking down barriers to entry for the cultural sector. Later that evening we will move over to the National Museum Cardiff to celebrate the 2019 Creative & Cultural Skills Awards!

Breakout sessions are now open to book at this year’s Creative & Cultural Skills National Conference. This year’s event will consider the barriers in the cultural sector – and how we can break them down.

Creative industries leaders today joined forces to launch a new Creative Careers Programme designed to help two million teenagers discover the breadth of jobs on offer in the UK’s fastest-growing sector. Creative & Cultural Skills is a lead partner in this new project.

We have been involved in apprenticeships since 2008, when we first supported the development of the creative apprenticeship frameworks for the industry. Since then we have gathered a wealth of knowledge and expertise supporting organisations and training provider to manage the effective delivery of apprenticeships. Take a look at some of our most popular resources.

This is the tenth year of the Creative & Cultural Skills National Conference and it’s heading to Cardiff for the very first time. Cardiff is a thriving city, with a nearby airport and just two hours by train from London.

The annual Creative & Cultural Skills Awards celebrate the individuals and organisations that have shown an outstanding commitment to skill development and learning in the creative industries. This year’s ceremony will be held in Cardiff for the first time.

Leadership Colleges have been welcomed to PROTO in Gateshead for an interactive event looking at virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (XR) in the arts and cultural sector. They will be considering the uses and potential of this new technology, and how it can be applied in the education sector.

Taking place on 1 April 2019 in Cardiff City Hall, the conference will explore the barriers to access for those seeking to enter and thrive in the cultural sector. Speakers and breakout sessions consider topics such as tackling inclusion, T-Levels, emerging technologies and the Creative Careers Programme.

Creative individuals and organisations from across the UK have been shortlisted in the annual Creative & Cultural Skills Awards. Nominees come from a wide range of creative industries, including theatre, dance, music, film and heritage.

For the first time since 2012, we have released new workforce analysis to compare the characteristics of the arts and cultural workforce with the total UK workforce at national, country and regional levels.

Taking place on 1 April 2019 in Cardiff City Hall, the conference will explore the barriers to access for those seeking to enter and thrive in the cultural sector. It will consider what can be done to break down those barriers and how we can make the sector more representative of society as a whole.

The Wales Creative Industries Academy is a new collaboration between the University South Wales and the FE colleges throughout Wales. It will provide unique learning opportunities for young people who have been identified as being ‘more able and creatively talented’ than many of their peers.

Five locations across England will receive a share of £20 million to invest in local culture, heritage and creative industries and help drive economic growth, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright announced today